Golds picking up in quiet market
The report period ended May 1 was a quiet one for the Toronto Stock Exchange, with the TSE 300 composite index up fractionally at 7,946.33 points for a gain of 54.66 points, or 0.7% of value.What was …
Cominco Ltd
Cominco surges ahead on power sales
Taking advantage of the energy crisis gripping the southwestern U.S., Cominco (clt-t) has curtailed zinc production at its refinery in Trail, B.C., and freed up additional power to sell into the Ameri…
Mineral ‘orphanage’ grows in Central America
They’re the orphans of Central America: mineral deposits that were on the verge of development, or in production, when low metal prices forced their owners to abandon them. While the failure of Greens…
Cominco cuts output
The world’s largest zinc miner is once again curtailing production in order to take advantage of an energy crisis that has boosted the spot price of power in the western United States by almost 10 tim…
Energy costs hurt American mining
Denver — The collective effort of mining companies to cut costs and improve profits is being jeopardized by high power costs, particularly in the western U.S., where an emerging energy crisis is send…
Aur digests QB purchase
As the dust settles following last fall’s purchase of the large Quebrada Blanca mine in Chile, junior copper producer Aur Resources (AUR-T) is reporting a loss for 2000.Aur posted a net loss of US$15 …
Power sales drive Cominco (February 19, 2001)
Vancouver — Power sales to energy-strapped California have generated a financial windfall for Cominco (CLT-T). The company, now owned 50.1% by Teck (TEK-T), saw its profits double during 2000.The ste…
Teck gets boost from Cominco
By purchasing almost 5.2 million shares of Cominco (CLT-T) at a cost of $127 million in 2000, Teck (TEK-T) increased its ownership of the company to 50.1% and took steps to consolidate it as a subsidi…
Trail reduces zinc output
The Waneta Dam, on the Pend Oreille River, near Trail, B.C., is becoming a cash cow for Cominco (CLT-T). The zinc producer has been selling excess power to utilities and other customers in the wake of…
Summo confirms Doctor mineralization
Preliminary drilling by Summo Minerals (SMA-T) has confirmed the presence of zinc mineralization at the former producing Doctor mine in Gunnison Cty., Colo.Between 1900 and 1938, Doctor cranked out 75…
Analysts take shine to diversified juniors
At an in-house conference for the retail side of Yorkton Securities, mining analysts Douglas Leishman and Art Ettlinger highlighted seven diversified junior exploration companies that they regard as r…
Sulliden drilling at Mario project
Drilling by Sulliden Exploration (SUE-T) has confirmed a previous massive sulphide discovery at the Mario project in the Peruvian department of Junin, some 50 km southeast of Huancayo.The first hole i…